PhD and Master's Research Positions in Bioinspired Robotics and Resilient Intelligence University of Illinois Chicago in United States

PhD and Master’s research opportunities are available in the Bioinspired Robotics and Resilient Intelligence (BR2I) Laboratory at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), USA. The opening is in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering and is centered on bioinspired robotics, resilient intelligence, and related robotics/computational research themes. The post specifically mentions a PhD student opening for Spring or Fall 2027 and Master’s student researchers for the upcoming academi...

Peng Edward Wang at Case Western Reserve University is looking for a new PhD student to join an NSF-funded project on Anticipatory Robotics: World Model and Generative Planning for Safe, Human-Aligned Autonomy . The research focuses on robotic welding , including developing a welding-specific foundation model to predict welding state evolution under candidate task conditions and torch manipulation, and to optimize and plan safe robotic actions for consistent welding quality. The project also aim...

Michigan Technological University has an immediate PhD opening with Assistant Professor Vinh Nguyen in agentic vision-language models and robotic assembly . The project focuses on building a unique manufacturing assembly workcell that uses agentic vision-language models for both fully robotic and human-collaborative assembly operations. A second research direction includes penetration testing of the workcell for cybersecurity quantification , making this a strong fit for students interested in r...

PhD Admissions under the Visvesvaraya Scheme at Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing Kancheepuram (IIITDM Kancheepuram) The institute announces 01 Full-Time and 01 Part-Time PhD position under the Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme . This is a research-degree opening for candidates interested in advanced doctoral study in an engineering and technology environment. The post does not provide detailed eligibility criteria, supervisor names, research group information, stipend a...

Applications are open for the 2027–2029 Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships in Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, College of Engineering. This is a prestigious 2-year postdoctoral fellowship designed for exceptional early-stage researchers preparing for independent research careers. The program offers a $75,000/year stipend plus a $15,000 research and development allowance, along with primary faculty mentorship, cohort-based leadership training, and professional development focused on r...